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hello guy's im new to the site, have always loved the luv truck and finally got my first one. Ive been doing alot of reading on the 5 lug conversion and im thinking about doing it on my truck. I noticed that a couple of guys said they have swaped the entire spindle/hub setup from a toyota on to the luv they just reamed out the upper ball joint hole to fit. So my first question is, is that really the only mod to make the toyota spindles fit the luv, andif so could the same thing be done to a set of drop spindles to lower the truck so that i can keep as much of the stock ride as possible. Second question is what are the advantages to the 5 lug over the 6. And third what rear axles have been use and is there any mods needed for them.



Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

I don't know why you couldn't do the same thing with a dropped spindle.
The only advantage I know of to go five lug instead of six is that there are a lot more wheel choices from both Ford and Chevy depending which pattern you use.
Rear axles in a Chevy Luv rear end hold up pretty well, it's the ring and pinion that come apart when you hook up with V8 power.
If you are going to do a lot of racing you probably will need a nine inch Ford, or something equivilent. A lot of guys use an S-10 rear for street use and there is one in particular that will bolt right in, but I don't know which one. You can go early model S-10 with leaf springs or later S-10, S-10 Blazer, Bravado,ect.
There are some really smart guys on this page with a lot of knowledge. So keep asking questions and you'll get the right answers.

yeah you could run a drop spindle over the regular spindle that makes no difference and far as i see 5lug vs 6 lug its really a matter of choice..i did it (s10 5lug) cus i bagged mine and wanted more drop and i like the look os a 5 spoke wheel..and already had all the s10 stuff i needed

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